Early the next morning, after Ye Chutang and his party paid homage to their ancestors, they went to the Ye family's ancestral tomb.
Originally, the master should have presided over the sacrificial ceremony, but Ye Chutang felt that it would be too ostentatious to invite Master Shi Yuan to come again, and she didn't think highly of others, so she simply gave up.
Ye Chutang took out a bag, which contained the grains specially given by Master Shi Yuan.
She raised her white hand and recited the blessing in her heart.
Ah Yan and Ah Feng did the digging and opening of the grave themselves, without asking anyone else for help.
Ye Chutang opened the dusty black sandalwood box again, grabbed a handful of blood and soil, and spread it on the bottom of the coffin.
The weather was gloomy and the atmosphere was solemn.
After the coffin was placed, Ye Jingyan handed over a shovel.
Ye Chutang turned his head and looked at him.
"Ayan, it's your turn to shovel the first shovel."
Ye Jingyan shook his head: "This should be the eldest son's responsibility, but my brother is no longer here, so it should be my sister who should bear it."
If it weren't for my sister, they would have become ghosts on the snowy day long ago.
In his heart, no one can surpass Ajie, including himself.
Seeing that he looked stubborn, Ye Chutang did not insist and smiled.
"good."
She took it and shoveled a handful of new soil onto the coffin.
A Yan and A Feng followed then. Xiao Wu, who was still confused, also stepped forward and scattered a handful of soil. Together they filled the place with soil and completed the burial ceremony.
Dad and mom were buried together, with my brother by their side.
Their names were written in seal script on the newly erected tombstones.
There are no other irrelevant people.
Their names were finally on a tombstone, and they were reunited.
A drizzle suddenly began to fall from the sky, mixed with the scent of freshly refurbished soil, which inexplicably calmed people's hearts.
Ye Chutang's hand gently stroked the tombstone, then he stepped back and stood still.
The raindrops fell on her forehead, a few points cold.
But she didn't wipe it off.
Xiaowu stood beside her, holding her hand, staring blankly ahead. He didn't know why he felt so uncomfortable.
She raised her head again and looked at Ye Chutang, but could only see her elder sister's calm profile.
Xiaowu opened his mouth, but no sound came out of his throat.
For some reason, big tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
"Xiaowu?"
Ye Jingyan was the first to notice her situation.
Ye Chutang also lowered his eyes to look.
Xiaowu raised his head, his clear eyes were now red.
She unconsciously held Ye Chutang's hand tightly.
Ye Chutang leaned over and gently wiped away her hot tears.
Xiaowu didn't know why he was crying, but he couldn't stop crying, and his little body was sobbing.
Ye Chutang simply held her in his arms.
“It’s raining.”
She patted Xiaowu's back gently and took a last look at the newly built grave.
"Let's go."
…
Xiaowu cried so hard that he fell into a deep sleep after returning home.
I developed a high fever at night.
Ye Chutang didn't sleep the whole night, constantly wiping her body and changing the water.
After tossing and turning all night, Xiaowu's fever finally subsided at dawn.
She snuggled in Ye Chutang's arms, with a few traces of tears in the corners of her eyes, as if she was not at peace even in her dream.
Ye Chutang glanced outside.
It has been raining since yesterday afternoon. Although the rain is not heavy, it is damp and cold, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Ye Chutang stood up and closed the window tightly. Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the corridor outside the door.
"Sister!"
Ye Chutang turned around and pressed his hand, signaling him to speak in a low voice.
"Xiaowu is still sleeping."
Ye Yunfeng quickly stopped talking and slowed down his pace.
Ye Chutang noticed that he was holding something in his hand.
"Why did you come to see me suddenly now?"
Ye Yunfeng came to her and handed her the things in his hand: "Sister, here is a letter for you!"
Ye Chutang reached out and took it.
The handwriting on the letter was beautiful - it was written by Ye Chutang himself.
Ye Yunfeng looked curious: "Whose letter is this? We have only been back for two days, how come we have received a letter?"
Doesn't that mean that the other party has long known that they are no longer in the capital, but in Qingzhou?
Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows: "What's so strange about this? We didn't hide when we left Beijing."
"That's right." Ye Yunfeng recalled the two days before leaving Beijing and sighed, "Before we left, the news had already spread everywhere. Several classmates even came to ask me about it."
In the past, not many people would care what they did or didn’t do.
but--
"Since Yunlai Wine Shop opened, the number of people who come to see me and my brother has increased exponentially. Even a few teaching assistants are quite curious and asked how you came up with the idea of brewing those kinds of wine."
Ye Yunfeng was simply overwhelmed.
How was he going to tell them that he didn't know either?
My sister has done so many things silently over the years. It would be strange if he knew every single one of them.
Ye Chutang opened the letter and said with a smile, "Just answer them truthfully."
The winemaking level here is incomparable to that of later generations. Whether it is purity or flavor, she only needs to make slight improvements to easily build a business.
But Afeng has never been interested in these things, so she never mentioned them.
She has no interest in alcohol, those are just a means for her to make money.
Sure enough, Ye Yunfeng snorted: "If they ask, I will not be able to tell them, right?"
Even he couldn't figure out how capable Ajie was, let alone others?
There was only a thin piece of paper in the envelope with just a few lines of handwriting on it.
Ye Yunfeng glanced at the signature and was stunned: "Su Pei'er?"
Is this a letter from her?
Ye Chutang quickly finished reading the letter. The content was very simple. Su Peier took the silver she gave her and went to Shiluan City.
It was a brand new place for her, where she could leave everything behind and start over.
After a busy period, she has now settled down there and wrote this letter specifically to thank Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang nodded: "She is very thoughtful."
Ye Yunfeng felt like something was not right, but looking at his sister's calm expression, he thought he was overthinking.
Ye Chutang put the letter away, looked at him again, and asked, "Have you finished your homework today?"
Ye Yunfeng's expression froze instantly, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.
"Ah? Oh, almost there!"
When he first learned that his sister asked them to take a month off, he thought he was finally free and was happy for a long time.
As a result, when he arrived here, the elder sister actually assigned homework to him personally!
He hasn't read today's three parallel prose pieces yet!
Ye Chutang could guess what he was thinking, and reminded him lightly: "Your schoolwork is only half of your third brother's."
Ye Yunfeng: “…”
He scratched his head and said, "Sister, I find those books really boring! Why don't you find two military books for me to read? I like that one!"
Ye Chutang smiled:
"A military book?"
"Do you recognize all the words on it?"
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